Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Protecting Your Child from the Day Care Provider

  Steve Lombardi | October 17, 2009 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Here is the story from the Des Moines Register. On September 25th 2009 police charged Melissa Watts with felony child endangerment in a case involving the brain injury of 4 month old Emiliano...

• Is it time to finally outlaw pit bulls?

  Steve Lombardi | October 15, 2009 10:28 AM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Is it time to finally outlaw pit bulls? On September 19th Joyce Haynes heard a child screaming and ran outside to see a pit bull charging a child. When she attempted to intervene the dog turned on...

• The End of the Mowing Season

  Steve Lombardi | September 26, 2009 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  I love the fall season for the cooler weather, but just before fall starts, there is the end of summer blues. With the end of the mowing season fall cleanup can’t be far behind. Getting...

• The 250th Anniversary of Sir Arthur Guinness' 9,000 Year Lease

  Steve Lombardi | September 24, 2009 2:05 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Today we celebrate Sir Arthur Guinness and his shrewdness. For today is the 250th anniversary of the lease he signed in the year 1759. For a mere 100 pounds down and the promise to pay 45 pounds in...

• Electrocuted To Death While Showering In Iraq

  Steve Lombardi | September 10, 2009 8:37 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  Another man has died from electrocution in Iraq. This one was a contractor looking to earn enough money to buy a house for his wife. Joining the military at 17-years of age, then doing three...

• 1,000 Golf-Cart Accidents Per Month

  Steve Lombardi | September 02, 2009 11:27 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  In 2008, a group of researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)investigated how often golf carts were involved in causing trips to the emergency room. Their findings were...

• In this day and age is it still necessary to yell "FORE!"?

  Steve Lombardi | August 28, 2009 2:04 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  As any Caddyshack fan knows, a day at the golf course isn’t always a relaxing retreat. But can it be a minefield of potential lawsuits? Specifically, does a golfer need to shout...

• Public Relations Gone Wrong 3-year-old is Accidentally Shot by Deputy’s Shot Gun at Public Event

  Steve Lombardi | August 12, 2009 12:01 PM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  I once heard a Polk County Judge say, Let no good deed go unpunished. This is just one of those deeds. Every so often the police conduct a PR event intending to create good will to help build...

• Boating Safety : River Dams Pose Special Kinds of Risk to Boaters

  Steve Lombardi | July 31, 2009 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On July 30th 2009 at about 7:30 p.m. a man riding a personal watercraft in the Cedar River died after getting to close to a dam and getting sucked under. While his name hasn’t been released...

• Two boats collided on Lost Island Lake, as two 13-year-old Iowans are at the helm

  Steve Lombardi | July 28, 2009 7:01 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Two 13-year-olds operating separate boats collided on Lost Island Lake east of Spencer, Iowa. Lost Island Lake is one vacation water spot in Iowa. One of the boys was injured and flown to a hospital...